We're All Gonna Die - The Verlaines

I walk in the room and I look at my feet

There’s death in the air but I lie through my teeth

And the message received is as clear as it’s deep

That the Romans are feasting their eyes

It’s not my idea of sport anymore

And I wouldn’t have come if I’d been here before

As they leer and cavort

And they roll on the floor

And it’s only a quarter to nine

And we’re all gonna die

By the end of the night

We’ve got nothing to save

Our precarious lives

It’s a question of time

They’ve got blood in their eyes

And they’re all drunk as lords

And we’re all gonna die

I used to expect some respect to be shown

But I’m watching my dignity sink like a stone

Where it’s kicked and it’s thrown

But I hope that they don’t

Have other distractions in mind

And we’re all gonna die

By the end of the night

We’ve got nothing to save

Our precarious lives

It’s a question of time

They’ve got blood in their eyes

And they’re all drunk as lords

And we’re all gonna die

Dear God, I can’t be what I’m not

But always a favour I’ll owe

If you let me go home

Cos I’m dead if you don’t